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Hi all,
Thank you reading my message I have just signed up to the forum,
I was diagnosed with diabetes typye 2 in 2008, which suprised me as I
was always a guy who liked to keep fit, at that time I was 14.5 stone.
which was ok as my ideal weight is 16.5 stone as told to me by my diabetic
nurse, as I was a brawny man.
I have my regular medical checks and my cholesterol is 3.5 and I am
always congratulated by my GP and my nurse for the diabetic control
using novomix 30. (and like everyone else I am on a shed load of
medication including pioglitazone )
As my cholesterol and diabetic control is described by the professionals
as being excellent, I am saddened by the fact that I am gaining weight,
My weight today is 21 stone.
I exercise each day for at least a hour and after the GP looking at my blood
test results, He feels that I have gained weight due to the side effect of the
pioglitazone medication, as weight gain is a "more common" side effect.
I have LVF (left ventrical failure) in my heart, and also CKD stage 4,
my right kidney has renal atrophy, so I am only allowed certain diabetic
medication.
So, I need to lose weight for health reasons, also because I am so ****** off
with life at the moment, it's like carrying a 5 stone monkey on my back, it is
restricting my exercise routine, that I feel I need to do each day so that I can
deal with my PTSD.
I am wondering if anyone has had bariatric bypass surgery, and if anyone can give me
positive feedback on there operation, as I am going to ask my GP for this op. any
other advice, will be very much appreciated.
Thank you for reading my post.
Best Regards from Joe in Liverpool
Thank you reading my message I have just signed up to the forum,
I was diagnosed with diabetes typye 2 in 2008, which suprised me as I
was always a guy who liked to keep fit, at that time I was 14.5 stone.
which was ok as my ideal weight is 16.5 stone as told to me by my diabetic
nurse, as I was a brawny man.
I have my regular medical checks and my cholesterol is 3.5 and I am
always congratulated by my GP and my nurse for the diabetic control
using novomix 30. (and like everyone else I am on a shed load of
medication including pioglitazone )
As my cholesterol and diabetic control is described by the professionals
as being excellent, I am saddened by the fact that I am gaining weight,
My weight today is 21 stone.
I exercise each day for at least a hour and after the GP looking at my blood
test results, He feels that I have gained weight due to the side effect of the
pioglitazone medication, as weight gain is a "more common" side effect.
I have LVF (left ventrical failure) in my heart, and also CKD stage 4,
my right kidney has renal atrophy, so I am only allowed certain diabetic
medication.
So, I need to lose weight for health reasons, also because I am so ****** off
with life at the moment, it's like carrying a 5 stone monkey on my back, it is
restricting my exercise routine, that I feel I need to do each day so that I can
deal with my PTSD.
I am wondering if anyone has had bariatric bypass surgery, and if anyone can give me
positive feedback on there operation, as I am going to ask my GP for this op. any
other advice, will be very much appreciated.
Thank you for reading my post.
Best Regards from Joe in Liverpool
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